Hundreds of mourners gathered at St Dimitrios Church in Salisbury Plain on Tuesday, September 23, to farewell popular Adelaide DJ Stelio Mitsos, who died suddenly on September 13 at the age of 56.
Known as ‘DJ Stelio,’ Mitsos collapsed at his Salisbury home earlier this month after suffering a cardiac arrest. Just a week before, he had unknowingly played his final set, wearing the same suit in which he was farewelled.
His wife of 22 years, Priscilla, paid tribute in a statement, calling their 2003 wedding “the happiest day of my life.”
“We shared a strong marriage full of love, full of laughter, lots of fights, good times and hard times. But through it all we stood by each other,” she wrote.
“No matter what life threw at us, Stelios worked so hard to make me happy. He never said no, only when I asked for a cat.”
Priscilla described life with Mitsos as “never boring,” adding: “It was full, it was rich, it was real … I’m going to miss you more than words can say. He is all I’ve known and all that I’ve ever wanted.” She said she would now get the cat she always wanted and name it Stelio.
The service began with traditional hymns, as mourners stood while his casket was carried into the church, followed by his family.
A pair of black headphones were placed inside his coffin to symbolise his love of music. Candles were lit inside, while outside, friends and family left dozens of wreaths and bouquets. A heart-shaped display of white roses with the words “love you forever” in red petals sat at the altar.
Mitsos was remembered for decades of entertaining Adelaide crowds at weddings, parties and concerts. He founded Glamour Entertainment in 2022, bringing Greek stars to local audiences.
Tributes have poured in on social media, with friends and fans recalling the joy he brought to their celebrations.
Priscilla said the couple were “happy, just the two of us,” and that his memory will live on “through his music, through stories people are sharing and the way he touched so many people, so many lives.”
Source: Herald Sun.
